Viewers of the Vodafone Ghana
Healthline TV show could now access more health information on their handsets
through a special Vodafone short code.
A statement issued
in Accra said using the short code 1788, viewers could text ‘H’ for daily tips
and advice on staying healthy; ‘S’ to receive tips on sexual health and ‘M’ to
know the real facts surrounding various health myths.
Mrs Carmen
Bruce-Annan, Head of Corporate Communications at Vodafone Ghana, said the
initiative was to extend the health education beyond the TV show because of the
incredible number of questions received in the call for questions phase.
She said there was a
clear need for information about health and the daily health tips would keep
people better informed to help them take better decisions based on the expert
and reliable information they would receive.
She noted that for
10Gp per a message, viewers and the general public could readily access and
receive valuable information and advice they needed relating to specific health
topics.
This week’s
Healthline episode would see the panel of doctors answering questions on
Ageing, while the kids’ corner explores the developmental milestones that
children should reach and display as they grow, and sexual health related
questions.
The episode also
highlights two common age related conditions from two elderly people from the
Brong Ahafo and the Upper East region.
“Mr Kweku Twumasi
from Nsuatre was suffering from an enlarged prostate and Akologo Atanga from
Vea, near Bolgatanga had been living with a genital prolapse until Vodafone Ghana stepped
in to provide financial aid for the surgeries,” Mrs Bruce-Annan said.
The Vodafone Healthline is airs on
Sundays on TV3 at 5.00pm, GTV at 8.30pm, eTV and Top TV at 8.00pm; it is then
repeated on Wednesdays on Metro TV and Crystal TV at 8.30pm.
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